Americans oppose Obama's health care proposals
According to a new CNN poll, Americans oppose President Barack Obama's health care proposals and believe Congress should keep working reform:
Nearly six in ten Americans want Congress to continue working on health care reform bills that have been passed through various committees, according to a new national poll.Congress may or may not vote on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill today, which has been endorsed by President Obama.Fifty-nine percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey say lawmakers should continue working on the legislation, a rise of 6 points since August. But only a quarter say those bills should be passed pretty much as is, with a third suggesting that Congress should make major changes. The poll also indicates that one in four say lawmakers should start from scratch and 15 percent want Congress to stop all work on health care reform.
The survey's release Friday morning comes one day before the full House of Representatives is expected to hold a floor vote on the Democrats health care reform bill.
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According to the poll, 45 percent support President Barack Obama's proposals to reform health care, with 53 percent opposed to his plans. This is the first time since the president's early September prime time address a joint session of Congress on health care that a majority of people questioned in a CNN survey oppose Obama's proposals.
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Comments
I hope Pelosi doesn't get what she wants. But nothing would surprise me.
Posted by: The Doctor | November 7, 2009 03:34 PM